Garden implement



March 3l, 1925.

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.Patented 3l, 1925..

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'WILLIAM S. UREN, OF EORTLAND, OREGON.

To all whom it' may concern.'

Be it known that I, WILLIAM S. UREN, a citizen of the United States, residing` at Portland. in the county of Multnomah and State of Gingen, have inv'ented certain new and usefulimprovements in Garden Implements; and I do declare the following to be a lull, clear, and exact description of the infentioin such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the saine. y

My invention relates to improvements in earth working implements and more part-iculaily to those which are pulled manually, the main object being` to provide an implement iii which the pulling is done by a'draitt device which leaves the users arms free, and to provide the implement with novel means including a 'forwardly extending handle gripped by the operators hands, to steer and control the depth of cut.

lilith the foregoing in view, the invention resides in the novel sub-ject mattei' hereinafter described and claimed, the description being supplemented by the accompanying drawings.

YFigure 1 is a side elevation of an impleuient constructed in accordance with my inventioii.

Figure is a horizontal sectional view partly in elevation as indicated by line 2--2 ot Fig. l.

Figures 3 aud 4 are vertical transverse sectional lviews as indicated ly lines 3 3 and leek respectively of Fig. 1.

ln the drawings above briefly described, the numeral 1 designates a beam having a downturned i'ear end 2 for carrying a cultivator blade 3 or any other desired earthworking plow or blade. At the front end of the beam 1. I have provided a vertical plate t having spaced openings 5 to receive a bolt C l i; means of which a horizontal transverse pl 7 may be attached at any desired elevation. This transverse plate 7 is provided vri V.i spaced openings 8 in which a chain 9 or other draft device may be hooked at the proper point to insure the proper line of pull. rlie chain or the like 9 is intended t0 lie connected with a suitable belt or the like t not shown) `for engagement with the user`s hips or shoulders.

.i metal bar 10 is rigidly secured at 11 to the lower end of the beam 2 or `forged as a part ot that beam, and extends rearwardly therefrom, then upwardly as indicated at. 12

and extends then forwardly as disclosed at;

13, with its free end disposed'over the rear tality et bolt-holes 15 and a bolt .16." The y forwardly extending end of the bar carries a4 rigid forwardly extending handle 17 liaving a cross-arm 18 at its trout eiidto bev held in the users hand. Bypraising and lowering thishaudle, it will be seen that the entire implement will b e tilted, thus eec- N tively regulating the 'depth of-cut. Also, the .handle ,17' is advantageous in accurately steering the implement.

In the preferred forni of construction, the rear end of the handle 17 is bolted or otherwise secured to a plate 19 which is pivoted at 2O to the. bar end 13,` permitting vertical adjustment of the handle. handle in adjusted position, I have provided it with a depending arcuate plate 21-`having spaced bolt-holes 22'througli any one ot which a bolt 23 may be passed for securing' the plate to the bar end 13. rllhe plate 21 preterably extends below the bar end 18 and co-l operates with a. second depending plate 24.-, in preventing relative lateral movement of the To hold this bai' eiid 13 and tliebeain-l. the two plates 1 being disposed at opposite sides of said-beam as shown. preferably secured bymeans ot bolt 23.5. e

The implement is preferably*`A constructed with a pair ot'supplemental beams 25 `to carry additional cultivatorblades '.26 or other desired earth-working meansp `Thesev supplemental beams howeverare detachably secured to the main beam 2 by bolts 27 or other suitable means, permitting them to The upper end ot plate 24 is ,p

be readily attached or detached as occasion may require.

ln connection withy the `features abovedescribed, I preferably provide a substantially horizontal obliquely fdisposed. weedcuttingv blade 28 having a 'central standard 29detachably and adjustablyl secured at 30 to the front end ofthe beam-'1. neloilgitudinal edge of this .blade is 'provided with an upsta-nding flange Blwhich is visible at'v the surface oic the ground when the blade 28`is operating beneath such surface. Thus. thev operator can .at all times know the position ot the blade and consequently can avoid run.

ning sutiiciently close to plants, yto injureA the saine.

'required manner.

In operating the implement, the user walks backwa tds, pulling upon the draft device 9 and manipulating the handle 17 in the By forcing downwardly upon this handle and adjusting the plate 7 on the upright plate 4L, when necessary, the cultivator blades or the like may be made to penetrate the earth more deeply, whereas upward movement of the handle or reverse adjustment of plate 7, will produce the opclaimed, numerous minor changes maybe made.

I claim: y. j l. An implement comprising a beam having a draft device at its front end for pulling it manually and provided with a downturned rear end adapted to carry an earth working blade, a bar connected to said ydownturned rear end of said beamv and yextending rearwardly, upwardly and forwardly, a rigid longitudinal handle secured to and extending forwardly from the forwardly extending end of said bar, and a ground wheel carried by said bar in rear of said beam.

Q. An implement comprising a beam hav-t ing a draft device at its front end for pulling` it manually and provided with a downturned'rear end adapted to carry an earth working` blade, a bar connected to said downturned rear end of said beam and extending rearwardly, upwardly and forwardly, a rigid longitudinal handle secured to and extending forwardly from the forwardly extending end of said bar, a pair of guides secured to said forwardly extending end of said bar and straddling` said beam, and a ground wheel carried by sai-d bar in rear of said beam. v

An implement comprisingv a 'beam having a draft device at its front end for pulling' it manually and provided with a downturned rear end adapted to carry an earthworkingblade, a bar connected to said downturned rear end of said beam and eirtendingv rearwardly, upwardly and forwardly, a longitudinal handle pivoted for lvertical adjustment to the forwardly extending end of said' bar, a plate depending` from said handle in front of its pivot, means for securing said plate to said barto hold the handle irl-adjusted position, a second plate secured 

